The Aging Services badge is a competency badge offered by the Department of Health Professions. While not clinical in nature, the Aging Services badge provides content required of all employees working in the Long-Term Care field. Participants earning this badge are required to meet with a faculty advisor specializing in aging services in the Department of Health Professions. Students will submit academic coursework related to aging services and long-term care, a public awareness campaign, and reflect on an immersive aging services experience (e.g., workshop, interview, panel discussion). Additionally, participants will complete Ageism First Aid (AFA) training offered by The Gerontological Society of America.
Credential As You Go has acquired three phases of funding to date. Lumina Foundation funded Phase I, resulting in the Incremental Credential Framework for testing. The Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education funds Phase II (Grant R305T210063), which focuses on rapid prototyping of and research on incremental credentials with a national campaign. An anonymous private donor fund at the Program on Skills, Credentials & Workforce Policy at George Washington University funds the development of the prototype Learn and Work Ecosystem Library. Walmart funds Phase III, which focuses on systems change for expansion and sustainability of incremental credentials. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of Lumina Foundation, Institute of Education Sciences, the U.S. Department of Education, Walmart, or George Washington University.
